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Alexandria, LA vs New Orleans, LA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in New Orleans has been positive.
- New Orleans has 5.4% less unemployment than Alexandria.
- New Orleans job growth has increased by 7.2% in the past 10 years.

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 Alexandria, LANew Orleans, LAUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.6%11.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth17.0%25.1%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-2.1%-7.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.4%-5.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-6.3%-5.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-6.7%7.2%6.3%

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Reviews for Alexandria    7 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I get migraines from rapid shifts of barometric pressure tornado and severe storms in Indiana we can go from 60 to 30 with snow in 24 hours. How does Alexandria compare  More

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Over 15 years ago

Lynette and Lynelle? I knew them when we were children and I'd love to talk with their Mom again. I only remember that they lived in Alexandria.  More

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Over 15 years ago

I live in a great city if you are seeking to raise children. Good schools with low crime  More

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Reviews for New Orleans    87 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I have lived in NOLA for 6 years. Like all cities, you must take the good with the bad. It is more expensive than what you read about on the internet. The drivers are  More

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Over 2 years ago

I've lived here for going on 3 years. The person who lives with me wanted us to move here. It got old for me very soon after we moved here. Neither of us like it.   More

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Lived here 20 years, transplant from a dank Midwestern metropolis. For the first 15 years I was pretty much one of those rabid people foaming at the mouth whenever  More

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ZIPS IN ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA
71301 71303 71302
ZIPS IN NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
70119, 70122, 70118, 70131, 70115, 70126, 70117, 70127, 70114, 70124, 19 total

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